• The Journal of The Korea Institute of Intelligent Transport Systems
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• v.22 no.5
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• pp.53-73
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• 2023

Although it is mandatory to wear a seat belt that can minimize human injury when traffic accident occurs, the number of traffic accident casualties not wearing seat belts still accounts for a significant proportion.The seat belt wearing detection system for all seats is a system that identifies whether all seat passengers wear a seat belt and encourages their usage, also it can be a useful technical countermeasure. Firstly, this study established the viability of system implementation by assessing the factors influencing the severity of injuries in traffic accidents through the development of an ordered probit model. Analysis results showed that the use of seat belts has statistically significant effects on the severity of traffic accidents, reducing the probability of death or serious injury by 0.054 times in the event of a traffic accident. Secondly, a meta-analysis was conducted based on prior research related to seat belts and injuries in traffic accidents to estimate the expected reduction in accident severity upon the implementation of the system.The analysis of the effect of accident severity reduction revealed that wearing seat belts would lead to a 63.3% decrease in fatal accidents, with the front seats showing a reduction of 75.7% and the rear seats showing a reduction of 58.1% in fatal accidents. Lastly, Using the results of the meta-analysis and traffic accident statistics, the expected decrease in the number of traffic accident casualties with the implementation of the system was derived to analyze the traffic safety effects of the proposed detection system. The analysis demonstrated that with an increase in the adoption rate of the system, the number of casualties in accidents where seat belts were not worn decreased. Specifically, at a system adoption rate of 60%, it is anticipated that the number of fatalities would decrease by more than three times compared to the current scenario. Based on the analysis results, operational strategies for the system were proposed to increase seat belt usage rates and reduce accident severity.

• Korean Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
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• v.23 no.6
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• pp.76-88
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• 2022

The death toll in the Korean construction industry accounts for more than 50% of all business deaths. This is the highest level among OECD countries, and the government has proposed various solutions to this, but has not seen any significant effect. In order to strengthen safety responsibilities and obligations to CEOs of companies in the blind spot of punishment, including those who have the greatest authority and influence in the construction industry, the Moon Jae In government strengthened various laws, including legislation of the Serious Accidents Punishment Act. However, at this point in time, half a year later, it is still questionable whether such punishment has been strengthened and the effectiveness of fragmentary measures has been exerted. This paper attempted to present legislative policy directions for the problems of the current system and future improvement measures to contribute to reducing significant accidents in the CM/supervision industry among the various subjects of the construction industry.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Disaster Information Conference
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• 2022.10a
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• pp.225-226
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• 2022

다른 업종보다 2배 이상 많은 건설업 사망률이 높아지면서 만성적인 안전 문제 해결의 필요성이 커지고 있다. 그동안 유지해 온 안전관리대책으로는 건설사고를 줄일 수 없는 상황에서 근로자의 안전관리를 위해 4차 산업기술을 반영한 스마트건설안전기술(SCST) 도입이 요구된다. 본 연구에서는 아직 정립되지 않은 SCST의 개념을 정의하고 설문조사를 통해 SCST의 실태를 분석하였다. 적용 전후 SCST 도입의 필요성, 편의성, 효과성 분석을 통해 현장 관점에서 문제점과 기타 기술 도입에 걸림돌이 되는 요인 등의 문제점을 구체적으로 도출한다. 또한 현재 수준의 안전관리를 위한 효과적인 기술 조합을 결정하고 활성화 계획을 제시한다.

• Korean Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
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• v.19 no.5
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• pp.90-100
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• 2018

Government needs a risk assessment method that is effective in preventing accidents as a part of the three principal projects of the government for protecting the people's lives for establishing preventative measures to prevent accidents in the construction sites, which accounted for more than half of all accidental mortality accidents, and promote the safety-oriented culture for making fundamental changes. Accidents at the medium and small sized construction sites accounted for 88.9% of the total construction accidents. The data indicates that improper management and lack of advanced safety measures due to the absence of a safety supervisor are the biggest problems. It is believed that active measures to evaluate and prevent risks at construction sites are necessary for preventing accidents in the medium and small sized construction sites. The objectives of this study is to identify the key risk items of common accident causes and propose a practical, preemptive, and improved risk assessment method by evaluating the problems in the safety management of construction sites for reducing the accident rate in the medium and small sized construction sites.

• Journal of the Society of Disaster Information
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• v.19 no.4
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• pp.916-923
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• 2023

Purpose: Looking at the status of fatal accidents in the construction industry in the 2022 Industrial Accident Status Supplementary Statistics, 27.8% of all fatal accidents in the construction industry are caused by construction equipment. In order to overcome the limitations of tours and inspections caused by the enlargement of sites and high-rise buildings, we plan to build a model that can extract construction equipment using computer vision technology and analyze the model's accuracy and field applicability. Method: In this study, deep learning is used to learn image data from excavators, dump trucks, and mobile cranes among construction equipment, and then the learning results are evaluated and analyzed and applied to construction sites. Result: At site 'A', objects of excavators and dump trucks were extracted, and the average extraction accuracy was 81.42% for excavators and 78.23% for dump trucks. The mobile crane at site 'B' showed an average accuracy of 78.14%. Conclusion: It is believed that the efficiency of on-site safety management can be increased and the risk factors for disaster occurrence can be minimized. In addition, based on this study, it can be used as basic data on the introduction of smart construction technology at construction sites.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2022.05a
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• pp.118-121
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• 2022

국내 산업재해 사고 사망자의 상당수가 건설업에서 발생하고 있다. 건설 현장에는 굴삭기, 크레인과 같은 중장비가 많고 높은 곳에서 작업하는 경우가 흔해 위험 요소에 노출될 가능성이 높다. 물리적 사고 외에도 작업 중 발생하는 미세먼지에는 여러 유해 인자가 존재하여 건설근로자들에게 호흡기질환과 같은 직업병을 유발한다. 정부에서는 산업현장 안전 관리의 중요성이 증가함에 따라 각종 산업재해로부터 근로자를 보호하기 위한 법안을 마련하였다. 따라서 건설 현장의 경우 산업재해를 방지하기 위해서 위험요소를 사전에 인지하고 즉각 대응할 수 있는 기술이 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 인공지능(AI)과 사물인터넷(IoT)을 통한 자동화 기술을 활용하여 24시간 안전 관리 시스템을 제안한다. 제안하는 IoT 기반 통합안전 관리 시스템은 AI를 적용한 CCTV를 통해 산업 현장을 모니터링하고, 다수의 IoT 센서가 측정한 수치를 근로자 및 관리자가 실시간으로 확인할 수 있게 하여 산업 현장 내 안전사고를 예방한다. 구체적으로 어플리케이션을 통해 미세먼지 농도, 가스 농도, 온도, 습도, 안전모 착용 여부 등을 모니터링할 수 있다. 모니터링 중에 유해물질의 농도가 일정 수치를 넘기거나 안전모를 착용하지 않은 근로자가 발견될 경우 근로자 및 관리자에게 경고 알림을 발송한다. 유해물질 농도는 IoT 센서를 통해 측정하며 안전모 착용 여부는 카메라 센서에 딥러닝 모델을 적용하여 인식하였다. 본 연구에서 제시한 통합안전관리시스템을 통해 건설현장을 비롯한 산업현장의 산업재해 감소와 근로자 안전 증진에 기여할 수 있을 것으로 기대한다.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Building Construction
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• v.24 no.1
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• pp.97-108
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• 2024

This research delves into the escalating concerns of accidents and fatalities in the construction industry over the recent five-year period, focusing on the development of a Safety Perception Model to augment safety measures. Given the rising percentage of elderly workers and the concurrent drop in productivity within the sector, there is a pronounced need for leveraging Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies to bolster safety protocols. The study comprises an in-depth analysis of statistical data regarding construction-related fatalities, aiming to shed light on prevailing safety challenges. Central to this investigation is the formulation of a Safety Perception Model tailored for small-scale construction projects. This model facilitates the quantification of safety risks by evaluating safety grades across construction sites. Utilizing the DWM1000 module, among an array of wireless communication technologies, the model enables the real-time tracking of worker locations and the assessment of safety levels on-site. Furthermore, the deployment of a safety management system allows for the evaluation of risk levels associated with individual workers. Aggregating these data points, the Safety Climate Index(SCLI) is calculated to depict the daily, weekly, and monthly safety climate of the site, thereby offering insights into the effectiveness of implemented safety measures and identifying areas for continuous improvement. This study is anticipated to significantly contribute to the systematic enhancement of safety and the prevention of accidents on construction sites, fostering an environment of improved productivity and strengthened safety culture through the application of the Safety Perception Model.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Construction Safety
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• v.1 no.1
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• pp.40-46
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• 2018

Only one person should be responsible for many area of works at a small construction sites with less than contract amount of USD 0.3 million. therefore, he can not be an expert in one area. Actually, this kind of small projects are not controlled by the Government because those small size of projects are exempted in following the Government control, due to certain level of small size. The above reason makes those small projects loose with an aspect of safety management without safety consciousness and safety management. The Government makes his effort to decrease nationally accident occurrences but there is considerably deep limitation to achieve a certain level of goal despite a fact that there have been more than 100 workers died annually. It is expected that some proposed management ideas technique with behavior-based safety management can be contributed to decreasing accidents at small construction sites.

• The Journal of The Korea Institute of Intelligent Transport Systems
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• v.20 no.6
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• pp.47-54
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• 2021

The number of freeway traffic accidents in Korea is about 4,000 as of 2020, and deaths per traffic accident is about 3.7 times higher than other roads due to non-recurring congestion and high driving speed. Most of the accident types on freeways are side and rear-end collisions, and one of the main factors is hazard traffic flow caused by merge, diverge and accidents. Therefore, the hazard traffic flow, which appears in a continuous flow such as a freeway, can be said to be important information for the driver to prevent accidents. This study tried to classify hazard traffic flows, such as the speed change point and the section where the speed difference by lane, using individual vehicle information. The homogeneous segment of speed was classified using spatial separation based on geohash and space mean speed that can indicate the speed difference of individual vehicles within the same section and the speed deviation between vehicles. As a result, I could extract the diverging influence segment and the hazard traffic flow segment that can provide dangerous segments information of freeways.

• Journal of the Society of Disaster Information
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.146-160
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• 2023

Purpose: The construction industry is a complex mechanism in which multiple processes are carried out at the same time, and the frequency and severity of accidents account for a higher proportion than other industries, and the accident fatality rate also accounts for more than 50% of all industries. In order to reduce such accidents, the government's disaster investigation method analyzes the limitations from the system safety point of view and proposes improvement plans. Method: The main contents of the government's serious accident investigation were identified, and the effectiveness/adequacy was analyzed from the system safety point of view. Result: Disaster investigation and analysis techniques tailored to violations and compliance were limited in providing fundamental solutions, and alternatives for accident prevention were possible for each component of the system when safety constraints, controls, and hierarchical interactions were combined. Conclusion: When combining the disaster investigation and analysis method from the current accident analysis method from the perspective of system safety, it is possible to identify the problems of interaction by class and communication process, so it is possible to suggest alternatives to prevent accidents from an integrated perspective.